Then his son knelt before the goddess and Birbal beheaded him. But Birbal’s daughter could not bear the loss of her brother and killed herself. Birbal’s wife could not bear the loss of her children, so she also killed herself. Birbal was shattered. He thought, ‘What will I do living all alone?’ So, he also killed himself. King Roopsen was horrified to see all this. And out of guilt he decided to kill himself. But as he was going to do this, goddess Kali came and stopped him. She told him to seek a wish. The King asked for the restoration of the life of Birbal and his family. The goddess brought some water and sprinkled it on the dead family. Soon, everyone was alive and well. The King was very happy. He and the Birbal’s family walked back to the kingdom. King Roopsen gave half of his kingdom to Birbal.”
The Sacrifice
